Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Charlotte Joan Bunnel

Charlotte Joan Bunnel

Jan 6, 2012

Charlotte J. Bunnel, age 81, of Welda, Kansas passed away, January 6, 2012 at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Unit. Charlotte was born January 6, 1931 at Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Roy D. and Freda (Naser) Crawford. Charlotte grew up in Iola, graduating from High School there in 1949. On April 24, 1952 Charlotte married Alfred Bunnel...

Ada Louise Stever

Ada Louise Stever

Jan 3, 2012

Ada Louise Stever, age 92, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Anderson County Hospital, Long Term Care in Garnett, after suffering a stroke on Christmas day. She was born on February 4, 1919, near Conway, Missouri, the daughter of William Barton Johnson and Nora Elizabeth (Montgomery) Johnson. She was the youngest of five children. Ada...

Edgar King

Edgar King

Jan 3, 2012

Edgar C. "Ed" King, 86, of Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at his home. Ed was born January 19, 1925, at Success, Arkansas, the son of Clarence and Notra (Melton) King. The family moved to Humboldt, Kansas, where he grew up and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1942. He served in the United States Army during World...

Joseph "Joe" D. "Joe" Katzer

Joseph "Joe" D. "Joe" Katzer

Jan 1, 2012

Joseph D. Katzer, age 88, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at his daughter's home in Colony, Kansas with his family by his side. He was born on September 11, 1923, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Rudolph John Katzer and Rose Catherine (Miller) Katzer. Joe married Barbara Ann Whalen on October 8, 1960 in Kansas...

John R. "Bob" McCord

John R. "Bob" McCord

Jan 1, 2012

John R. "Bob" McCord, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. Bob was born on October 12, 1930, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of John S. and Francis (Heck) McCord. He graduated from Fort Scott High School, joining the Navy after graduation. He married...

Joseph "Joe" P. Guilfoyle

Joseph "Joe" P. Guilfoyle

Jan 1, 2012

Joseph "Joe" Guilfoyle, age 64, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Via Christy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Joe was born on October 10, 1947, in Skiatook, Oklahoma, the son of Patrick Paul and Ora Belle (Porche) Guilfoyle. He graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1965. He joined the United States Army...

Willard "Bill" G. Cowsky

Willard "Bill" G. Cowsky

Jan 1, 2012

Willard G. "Bill" Cowsky, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born April 8, 1929, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of William Herman Cowsky and Lena (Henrichs) Cowsky. Bill married Lois Jensen in Omaha, Nebraska. Two children were born to this union, Steven and...

Charles "Chuck" H. Malcor

Charles "Chuck" H. Malcor

Jan 1, 2012

Charles H. "Chuck" Malcor, age 83, of Savonburg, Kansas, passed away peacefully with his daughters, Colleen Smith and Victoria Johnson by his side on Monday, February 13, 2012, at the Robert J. Dole V.A. Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on September 10, 1928, in Carlinville, Illinois, the son of Charles L. and Margaret (Alexander) Malcor. Charles married Virginia...

Julia "Judy" Alice Lutz

Julia "Judy" Alice Lutz

Jan 1, 2012

Julia "Judy" Lutz, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012, at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 7, 1920, in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of Reese and Grace (Hardin) Marker. Judy was united in marriage to Leroy George "Roy" Lutz on May 14, 1941, at...

Charles "Skinny" E. Worthington

Charles "Skinny" E. Worthington

Jan 1, 2012

Charles E. "Skinny" Worthington, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Golden Heights in Garnett. He was born on July 1, 1920, at Xenia, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Maude (Townsley) Worthington. Skinny's family lived near Xenia and Bush City where he attended a country school near Bush City as a child. Following...

Ronald Barnett

Ronald Barnett

Dec 31, 2011

Ronald Barnett, age 61, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at his home. He was born on June 2, 1950, at Colony, Kansas, the twin son of Richard Wayne and Carolea (Hinkle) Barnett. Ron graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1969. Ron married Alice Roper on June 6, 1970, and this union was...

Ronald Hawley

Ronald Hawley

Dec 31, 2011

Ronald Lloyd "Ron" Hawley, 64, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at his home. Ron was born July 14, 1947, in Iola, the son of Lloyd and Dorothy (Stephens) Hawley. He grew up south of Iola. Ron owned and operated Hawley Construction which was mainly involved in the erection of metal buildings. Ron married Frances Ferry and...

Peggy Wadkins

Peggy Wadkins

Dec 30, 2011

Peggy Sue Wadkins, 52, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital. Peggy was born July 1, 1959, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Sidney and Leola (Gamble) Dyche. She grew up in the Bonner Springs area. On August 2, 1981, she married Raymond Wadkins. She moved to Iola 20 years ago from Spring...

Larry Garrett

Larry Garrett

Dec 29, 2011

Larry Allen Garrett went to meet his Lord on December 29, 2011. Larry was born on August 10, 1931 in Gove County, Kansas. He married Patricia "Deanie" Aldean Arie on November 25, 1951. She preceded him in death on February 28, 2005. Larry lived his life in various Kansas communities providing ministry to his congregations and the community. He moved...

Georgia Frazell

Georgia Frazell

Dec 28, 2011

Georgia Lea Frazell of Iola died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was 85 years old, and passed away on her 67th Wedding Anniversary. Georgia was born April 14, 1926, in Virgil, Kansas, to the late Donald R. Blohm and Violet I. (Hays) Blohm. She grew up in Iola and attended...

Hazel Harrison

Hazel Harrison

Dec 27, 2011

Hazel Harrison, 88, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Hazel was born July 21, 1923, at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Lucy (Drake) Culbertson. She lived between Colony and Carlyle until moving with her family to Iola at the age of five. On July 1, 1940, Hazel married George...

Rosalie Banta

Rosalie Banta

Dec 25, 2011

Rosalie Mae Banta, 91, passed away at Galichia Hospital on December 25, 2011. She was a long time Wichita resident, and a loving wife and mother. Visitation with the family will be Wendesday, December 28, 2011 from 6-8 PM at Downing and Lahey Mortuary East, Wichita. Funeral service will be Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Waugh-Yokum &...

Gus E. Wittry

Gus E. Wittry

Dec 24, 2011

Gus E. Wittry passed away peacefully on December 24, 2011, at his rural Greeley farm home where he was born on November 25, 1929, to Art and Frances (Litsch) Wittry. Gus graduated from Parker Rural High School in 1947. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the US Army from 1951 to 1953. Gus was an Army...

Charles Medcalf

Charles Medcalf

Dec 22, 2011

Charles William "Chuck" Medcalf, 88, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of the Iola area, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Chuck was born July 3, 1923, at Oil Hill, Kansas, the son of Jacob D. "Jack" and Madeline (Shockey) Medcalf. The family moved to a farm in the Geneva area in 1934. He graduated from Iola...

Gary Kline

Gary Kline

Dec 22, 2011

Gary W. Kline, 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, at his home. Gary was born November 11, 1944, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Raymond C. and Blanche L. (Henderson) Kline. He grew up in the Bush City area and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1962. He lived at Paola when he enlisted in the United...